Audio Impact Value Synchronization for Digital Media

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional digital media presentation systems are often boring, predictable, and require significant time and expertise to create, failing to synchronize digital visual and audio content effectively, leading to unentertaining and uncreative presentations.

Innovation Solution

The system calculates impact values for digital audio content to identify transition points using a decaying masking threshold, synchronizing digital visual content with audio to create emotive and inventive presentations, reducing the time and effort required for users to generate engaging media presentations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If digital visual content is displayed for a pre-determined amount of time, then the media presentation system is simple to operate, but the presentation becomes boring, predictable, and conflicts with the audio content

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of operationVSAvoidcreativity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically analyzes audio content to identify impact values and transition points, then autonomously synchronizes visual content without requiring manual user arrangement. This self-service approach eliminates the need for users to manually time visual displays while still achieving creative, emotion-driven presentations that adapt to the audio content.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes the display duration of visual content based on impact values derived from audio analysis. Instead of fixed pre-determined times, the visual content duration is adjusted according to the emotional impact and transition points detected in the audio, creating presentations that are both easy to operate and creatively adaptive.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If users manually arrange digital visual media in relation to audio media, then the presentation becomes more creative and artistic, but the system requires significant time, attention, and expertise to use

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovecreativityVSAvoidtime and effort
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic audio analysis and visual-audio synchronization without requiring manual user arrangement. The impact value calculation and transition point identification are executed autonomously, eliminating the time and expertise investment previously needed while preserving creative outcomes through algorithmic emotion detection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical process of arranging visual content by hand is replaced with an automated computational system that analyzes audio impact values and automatically synchronizes visual elements. This substitution eliminates the need for user expertise and time investment while maintaining or enhancing creative quality through data-driven decision making.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If conventional systems display digital visual content for fixed durations, then the system is easy to use, but the visual content conflicts with the digital audio content

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of useVSAvoidsynchronization accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system changes the parameter of visual content duration from fixed pre-determined values to dynamic values based on audio impact analysis. This allows visual content to be displayed for durations that naturally align with audio emotional arcs and transition points, eliminating conflicts while keeping the system easy to use through automatic adjustment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from audio impact value analysis to automatically adjust visual content timing. By continuously analyzing the audio content and using the impact values as feedback, the system dynamically synchronizes visual displays to match the emotional and rhythmic structure of the audio, ensuring reliable synchronization without user intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10460764B2Utilizing audio digital impact to create digital media presentations
Publication Date: 2019.10.29 ADOBE INC
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AI summary

Systems and methods disclosed create one or more digital media presentations based on impact values. In particular, in one or more embodiments, systems and methods generate impact values based on a change in a measure of energy associated with digital audio content over time. For instance, systems and methods generate impact values by calculating a difference in a measure of energy over time in relation to the amount of energy at a particular time period. Based on the generated impact values, systems and methods identify transition points in the digital audio content. Specifically, systems and methods utilize a decaying masking threshold to identify transition points from generated impact values. Moreover, systems and method utilize identified transition points to modify digital visual content displayed in conjunction with the digital audio content.